01.03.07. Prevalence of the informal economy | India

01.03.07. Prevalence of the informal economy | India

05 Jul 2022

In 2018-2019, the proportion of workers in the non-agricultural sectors that were engaged in the informal sector was reported as 64.8% (National Statistical Office (NSO), 2020). The share of the informal non-agricultural sector was reported as 54.1% among female workers and 71.5% among male workers (National Statistical Office (NSO), 2020a).

References:

National Statistical Office (NSO). (2020a). Periodic Labour Force Survey [PLFS]. Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India.